Product sale process management system

Abstract

The invention concerns a system comprising data storage means ( 2 ), access means ( 20, 26 ) to the storage means and a management server ( 4 ) communicating with the storage means and comprising a pricing engine ( 10 ). The storage means ( 2 ) are accessible by an initial seller for producing and storing an initial offer for sale associated with conditions of the product sale, and by at least a retailer for producing and storing a contract for the intermediate purchase of said product and an intermediate offer for the sale of said product, derived from the contract, associated with sale conditions, the contract validating the conditions of the offer for sale of the previous seller, and furthermore by a final purchaser for producing and storing a contract for the final purchase of said product validating the conditions of the offer for sale of the last retailer.

1 . System for managing a sales chain for a product ( 30 ), comprising data storage means ( 2 ), means of access ( 20 ,  26 ) to the storage means and a management server ( 4 ), in communication with the storage means and comprising a valuation engine ( 10 ), characterized in that the storage means ( 2 ) are accessible on the one hand by an initial seller for the formulation and the storage in these means of an initial offer for sale ( 36 ) associated with conditions of sale of the product, on the other hand by at least one reseller for the formulation and the storage in the storage means ( 2 ) of an intermediate purchase contract ( 38 ) for this product and of an intermediate offer for sale ( 36 ) for this product, derived from the contract and associated with conditions of sale, the contract validating the conditions of sale of the offer for sale of the previous seller, and furthermore by a final purchaser for the formulation and the storage in the storage means of a final purchase contract for this product validating the conditions of sale of the offer for sale of the last reseller.  
     
     
         2 . System for managing a sales chain for a product according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the storage means ( 2 ) are accessible by several successive resellers for the successive formulation and successive storage of intermediate purchase contracts ( 38 ) for this product and of intermediate offers for sale ( 36 ) derived respectively from these contracts and associated with conditions of sale, each contract validating the conditions of sale of the offer for sale previously formulated and stored.  
     
     
         3 . System for managing a sales chain for a product according to  claim 1  or  2 , characterized in that the storage means ( 2 ) comprise accounts associated with each of the users ( 32 ) of the system, be they initial seller, reseller or final purchaser, these accounts being accessible by the users through the means of access ( 20 ,  26 ).  
     
     
         4 . System for managing a sales chain for a product according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the valuation engine ( 10 ) is adapted to manage the account of each user ( 32 ) of the system as a function of the successive sales effected between them pairwise and of the respective purchase contracts ( 38 ).  
     
     
         5 . System for managing a sales chain for a product according to one of  claims 1  to  4 , characterized in that each offer for sale ( 36 ) comprises a specific pricing offer ( 34 ) and in that the valuation engine ( 10 ) comprises a process of iterative calculation on each contract of the sales chain as a function of the specific pricing offer.